An excerpt from “Snob Zones: Fear|!!| Prejudice and Real Estate|!!|” by former NHBR staff writer Lisa Prevost|!!| which explores how zoning and other land-use regulations have been used to promote economic and racial exclusivity in communities around the country
In June, Delanie Cook got a job offer from Peterborough manufacturer Microspec.Living in Connecticut at the time, she jumped on real estate sites and ran into a reality faced by many young workers looking for housing – places that were affordable, in.